Song:  Sweet Misery Blues
Artist:  Violent Femmes
Album:  Hallowed Ground

Guitar transcribed by <X20kyle@aol.com>
Bass transcribed by: <therapy@student.adelaide.edu.au>

Main rythym part:
      G               D
E:|--------3----------------------------|
B:|-----------3-------------------------|
G:|----0--------0-----3--3--2--0--2--0--|
D:|-----------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
A:|-------------------------------------|
E:|-3-----------------------------------|

G:|-------------------------------------|
D:|-----------5-5--3--2-----------------|
A:|----2----------------3--2---3--2--0--|
E:|-3------3----------------------------|

G                         D
Yeah, I saw you coming down the street.
G                                         D
I could tell by your look that you didn't want to meet.
G                 D                 G
So this time, I went away, but next time,
D
I'm just gonna have to say,

Pre-Chorus:
   G        D
G:|--------|--------|
D:|--------|5-3-2-0-|
A:|-2---2-3|--------| 
E:|3---3---|--------|

G                    D
"can I buy you a dress or something?
G                               D
Could I buy you some jewelry or something?
G                               D
Would you go out with me or something?
G                              D
Would you sleep with me or something?"

   G        C
G:|--------|--------|
D:|-----5--|--------|
A:|-2--2---|3-23-232|
E:|3--3----|--------|

G                                   C
Better watch out, if you're train is moving to fast.
G                                      C
You better look out, if you're living in the past

G:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:|3-----3-|3---023-|5------5|---53-20|--2-3-5-|
E:|---3----|-3------|---5----|--------|3-------|

                          D                      C      G
because that's why you'll never lose these sweet misery blues.
D                                      C                          G
That's why you'll never lose these sweet misery blues.
G                               D
Yeah, I'm gonna corner you in an elevator
G                         D
and then you won't be able to put me off till later.
G                                 D
I'll put on my charm and I'll tingle your spine.
G                                  D
I'll take off my charm and then you'll wanna die.
G                        D
"Could I buy you a dress or something?
G                               D
Could I buy you some jewelry or something?
G                               D
Would you go out with me or something?
G                              D
Would you sleep with me or something?"
G                               D
You better watch out, cause you can't get rid of me.
G                                   D
You better look out, now babe don't you see?
D                                  C            G
That's why you'll never lose these sweet misery blues. (2X)

Clarinet solo: (arranged for guitar)


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B-|-------------17--15---------------------------------------------------||
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D-|----------------------------------17~~--17--15------------------------||
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